Editorial from 1996 by Ed Ricketts dismissing network applications

This is only funny because up to four years ago I agreed with this article. This is from Ed Ricketts in late 1996. He says that no-one would want to use a network application for calculator tasks or for storing personal information. Now in 2007 I use Google’s calculator features more than the built-in Calculator app on OS X, and I use GMail and all sorts of online apps for storing data (Note: The article below is thumbnailed. Click to get a full sized version.)

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